Originally Posted by haningp
I also noticed that raising my seat to a higher position made a big difference in riding. Maybe some more experienced riders can help out with how high to adjust your seat but I read it should be high enough so you can extend your leg fully to touch the pedal..
the thinking behind that is when you are sitting on your seat put the arch of your foot on the peddle and you should have a slight bend in you knee, not to much but not too little either, and that's generally the correct position for optimal riding..something like that anyhow.